Piraeus Bank on Tuesday announced a series of sponsorships in the framework of the commemorative events that will celebrate the bicentenary of the 1821 Greek War of Independence, according to ANA. Beginning in March 2020, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will hold an international conference on the significance of the 1821 historic events and also organize another eleven conferences on the subject. The National Historical Museum will organize a floating exhibition of archival material on a sailboat that will tour the Aegean islands involved in the War of Independence, while several more exhibitions will tour nationwide. Piraeus Bank will support collaborations with the National Opera, the General State Archives and the Takis Sinopoulos Modern Greek Poetry Education Center while the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation will hold study workshops for 18- to 21-year-olds at eleven locations overseen by the foundation. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: Erud Let's block ads! (Why?)